Bottle-filler.



No. '717,627I PATENTED JAN. 6, 1903l A. SCHNEIDER.

BOTTLE FILME, APPLIUATIQB .PILE-D JAN. 6, 1902.

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BOTTLE-FILLEFLI SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.717,627, dated January 6, 1903.

Application 'filed January 6, 1902. Serial No. 88,613. (No models) To@ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that L ADOLPH ScHNnDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bottle-Fillers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottle-fillers having a construction whichwill enable the device as a whole to be readily connected with a barrel,cask, or other receptacle containing liquid under pressure for drawingoff the liquid into a bottle, making, in eifect, a portablebottle-iiller which can be attached and detached at will without anychange in the device as a whole.

' The objects of the invention are to coni struct a bottle-filler thecomponent parts of which are simple in their arrangement and which inoperation will be found efficient and reliable for the purpose intended,to enable the bottle-filling device of the invention to be readily andquickly attached to a barrel, cask, or other receptacle containingliquid under pressure and to bel readily removed from its attachment, toadapt the device for use with bottles of 'different sizes withoutchanging the operative elements which enter int-o the construction ofthe device, and to improve generally the construction and operation ofthe device as a whole.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationsof parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure lis an elevation showing the bottle-filler ofthe invention attached to a barrel, the barrel being broken off on oneside; Fig. 2, a side elevation, enlarged as compared to Fig. l, showingthe faucet or head, the valve-plug and the fillingtube, and theclosing-cap in full, with the suspended arm broken olf; Fig. 3, asectional elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 2, with the suspended armentirely removed; Fig. 4, a cross-sectional elevation of the faucet orhead, the valve-plug, and the closing-cap, with the filling-tube in fullelevation; Fig. 5, a detail showinga portion of the suspended rack-barand the shelf or Arest for the bottle; and Fig. 6, a top or plan view ofthe shell:` or rest.

The faucet or head A, made preferably of metal, but which could be madeof othersuitable material, has its main body tapered, so

as to be driven into the discharge-hole of the barrel, cask, or otherreceptaclefor the liquid to be bottled, and, as shown, the outer end ofthe faucet or headY has a ball A' for driving purposes. The body of thefaucet or head A has therein a vent-passage d, extending longitudinallyof the body and opening at its inner end to the exterior of the body, asshown in Fig. 3, and Vhaving a continuation a' transversely ofthe bodyat the rear end, which terminates at the opening for the valve-plug, asshown by dotted lines in Fig. 3 and full lines in Fig. 4. The body ofthe faucet or head A has therein a longitudinal passage B, which opensat its inner end to the exterior of the plug, as shown in Fig. 3, andhas near its outer end a port l?, leading to the opening for thevalve-plug.

Theunder side of the faucet or head has formed therewith in thearrangement shown a shellor casing O, having a tapered opening thereinfor the reception of the tapered valveplug D, and, as shown, thevalve-plug at one end has a stem d with an exterior screwthread for thereception of a draw-nut d2, which when the parts are together abutsagainst a Washer d'3 around a shoulder of the valve-plug and contactingthe end face ofthe plug and the shell or casing, making a tight close dtfor the plug in the shell or casing, so as to prevent the escape of airand liquid around the plug-valve." The valve-plug has transverselytherethrough an opening d, which when the plug is in the casing andproperly turned communicates withthe port b, leading from theliquid-passage B of the faucet or head, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Thetransverse holed at one end is screwthreaded and at the opposite end isenlarged and also screw-threaded. The smaller screwthreaded end of thetransverse hole has entered thereinto the screw-threaded end of afilling-tube E for the interior passage E of the filling-tube when thevalve-plug is turned properly to be in communication with thedischarge-port b of the passage B through the end of the transverse holeCZ of the plug, permitting liquid to 'iiow through the passage B passageE a small tube e, opening at each end through the Wall of thelilling-tube, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and constituting a vent-tube.This vent-tube e at its inner end communicates with a circumferentialpassage c around the body of the filling-tube in the plug-valve, asshown in Figs. 3 and 4, and this passage c is in communication with theend a' of the vent-passage in the faucet or head by a passage c in thevalve-plug when the plug is properly turned, as shown in Fig. 4, so thatair can pass through the vent-tube e into the vent-passage c, and fromthence through the vent-passages c', ct, and a, furnishing acommunication for air between the bottle being filled and the barrel,cask, or other receptacle to which the faucet or head is attached.

A closing-cap F of semispherical shape, as shown, is attached to thevalve-plug by a screw-threaded stein f, which enters the enlargedscrew-threaded opening in the Valveplug, as shown in Figs. 3 and et, andin order to permit of the turning of the valve-plug to open and closecommunication between the faucet or head and the filling-tube anelongated slot f is provided in the shell or casing, as shown in Figs. 3and 4, which slot is of a formation to maintain the llingtube inalinement With the port b when the filling-tube is vertical, or nearlyso. The closing-cap on one side has a lug or ear F', provided withopenings f2 for the attachment of a suspended rack-bar G, having on itsinner face ratchet-teeth g, as shown, which bar is secured in place bybolts or rivets g', passing through a fork at the upper end of the barand through the lug or ear F', which is entered between the sides of thefork in the construction shown. The suspended rackbar is free to swingon the valve-plug as a pivot, so as to stand in approximately a verticalposition for filling the bottle and be turned into an inclined positionto shut off the discharge of the liquid through the filling-tube. Therack-bar has mounted thereon a shelf or rest H, having a loop h with anopening h' for the passage of the body of the rack-bar and having an earh2 with ratchetteeth h3 to engage Ithe ratchet-teeth of the rack-bar andhold the shelf in any adjusted position. The shelf is raised and loweredto the adjusted position required by raising its body sufficiently forthe ratchet-teeth g and h3 to clear each other, leaving the rest orshelf free to be moved up or down on the rack-bar as required for theposition needed, and when the position is reached the shelf or rest isallowed to drop, engaging the ratchet-teeth g and h3 and holding theshelf in its adjusted position on the rack-bar. The interior of theclosing-cap F has a lining or packing I, of rubber or other suitablematerial, through the neck or center t' of which the filling-tubepasses, so that the neck or center forms a plug to enter the mouth ofthe bottle and make a tight joint around the end of the bottle inconnection with the packing of the cap, when the bottle is in positionwith its base end resting on the shelf or rest H and the end of its neckis within the closed cap, as shown in Fig. 1.

The operation is as follows: The faucet or head is driven into thebarrel, cask, or other receptacle J at the lower portion thereof, asshown in Fig. l, so that the vent-passage a is in communication at itsinner end with the interior of the barrel, cask, or other receptacle,and the liquid-discharge passage B is also in communication therewith.The shelf or rest H is adjusted on the rack-bar in proper position for abottle to be placed thereon and have the end of its neck entered intothe closing-cap, with the packing of the cap entered into the mouth ofthe bottle, and surround the end of the bottle, and with the dischargeend of the filling-tube projected into the neck of the bottle. Theswinging of the rack-bar from the position shown by dotted lines in Fig.1 to the position shown by the full lines in said figure turns theplug-Valve to'furnish communication between the discharge-passage of thefaucet or head and the passage of the filling-tube, through the port band the opening d, for the liquid to iiow from the barrel, cask, orother receptacle through the passage B and the passage of thefilling-tube and discharge through the port e into the bottle. Thedischarge of the liquid into the bottle forces the air therefrom, andthe air thus forced from the bottle passes through the venttube e intothe vent-passage c, and from the Vent-passage c the air passes throughthe vent-passage c into the end passage ct and the vent-passage a todischarge into the barrel, with the result that the bottle is filledunder the same pressure as the pressure for the liquid in the barrel,cask, or other receptacle, and the air, carbonio-acid gas, and beer arejoined and mixed together, preventing foaming and also preventing theescaping of the gas, thus insuring a full-avored and fullbodied beer forthe bottle, which is very desirable in the bottling of beer and otherliquids where excellency of the product is desired.

The device can be driven into the barrel, cask, or other receptacle,thus enabling the attachment of the device to be readily and quicklyaccomplished. The bottles one after another can be quickly placed inposition on the shelf, with the end lof the neck tightly closed and thefilling-tube entered into the neck when the rack-bar is set inclined,thus insuring the placing of the bottles in position Without anyliability of leakage from the fill- IOO IIO

ihg device. Thebringing of the bott-le into a vertical position turnsthe plug-valve to open communication between the barrehcask, or otherreceptacle and the bottle for the lilling operation to be performed, andwith the filling of the bottle with the liquid the air is vented backinto the barrel, cash, or other receptacle. The operating of thecontrollingvalve is attained through the position of the rack-bar, whichcloses the valve when swung upwardly for placing the bottle'on the shelfor rest and opens the valve when swung into vertical position forfilling the bottle, and the device, it will thus be seen, is simple inits operation and at the same time enables bottles to be filled withoutany inconvenience and without waste of the liquid.

l/Vhat I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Y l.In a bottle-filler, the combination of a faucet or head having therein aliquid-passage and a vent-passage, a port at the discharge end of theliquid-passage, a shell or casing on the faucet body or head, avalve-plug in the shell or casing, a filling-tube carried by thevalve-plug and having communication with the discharge-port of theliquid-passage, a vent-passage in the valve-plug, a vent-tube in thefilling-tube leading up into and having communication within' thevalve-plug with the vent-passage in the valve-plug, a swinging rack-barcarried from the valve-plug, and a shelf or rest on the rack-bar for thereception and retention of a bottle therein, sub-` stantially asdescribed.

2. In a bottle-filler, the combination ofa faucet or head having thereinaliquid-passage and a vent-passage, a port at the discharge end of theliquid-passage, a shell or casing on n the faucet body or head, avalve-plug in the shell or casing, a filling-tube carried by the.

' valve-plug and having communication with the discharge-port' of theliquid-passage, a vent-tube in the filling-tube having communicationwith the vent-passage in the faucet or head, a swinging rack-bar carriedin lined relation to the valve-plug, and an adjustable shelf or rest onthe rack-bar for the reception and retention of a bottle thereon,substantiallyvas described.

3. In a bottle-filler, the combination of a faucet or head havingtherein a liquid-passage and a vent-passage, a port at the discharge endof the liquid-passage, a shell or casing on the faucet body or head, avalve-plug in the shell or casing,-a lling-tube carried by thevalve-plug and having communication with the` discharge-port of theliquid-passage, a vent-tube in the filling-tube having communicationwith the vent-passage in the faucet or head, a closing-cap around thefilling-tube above its discharge end and connected with the valve-plug,a rack-bar iixedly attached to the closing-cap in fixed relation to thevalveplug, and an adjustable shelf or rest movable within the valve-plugwith the vent-passage in the faucet or head, a closingcap aroundy thefilling-tube above its discharge end and connected with the valve-plug,and a packing in the closing-cap, substantially as described.

5. In a bottle-filler, the combination of a faucet or head havingtherein a liquid-passage and a vent-passage, a port at the discharge endof the liquid-passage, a shell or casing on the faucet body or head, acircumferential passage in the valve-plug, a valveplug in the shell orcasing, a transverse opening through the valve-plug coperating with theport at the discharge end of the liquidpassage, a'lling-tube enteredinto the transverse hole of the valve-plug and carried by the plug, avent-tube in the iilling-tube opening at each end through the body ofthe tube and iny communication with the circumferential passage of thevalve-plug, a passage in the valve-plug furnishing communication betweenthe circumferential passage and the vent-passage of the faucet or head,a closingcap encircling the filling-tube and attached to the valve-plug,a packing for the closingcap, a rack-bar attached to the closing-cap,and an adjustable shelf or rest movable on the rack-bar for thereception and retention of a bottle thereon, substantially as described.

6. In a bottle-filler, the combination of a faucet or head havingtherein a liquid-passage and a vent-passage, a port at the discharge endof the liquid-passage, a shell or casing on'the faucet body or head, avalve# plug in the shell or casing, a lling-tube carried by thevalve-plug and having 4communication with the discharge-port of theliquidpassage, a circumferential passage in the valve-plug around thefilling-tube having communication with the vent-passage in the faucet orhead, and a vent-tube in the llingtube having communication with thecircumferential passage in the valve-plug, substantially as described. 1

7. Ina bottle-filler, the combination of a faucet or head having thereina liquid-passage and a vent-passage, a port at the discharge end of theliquid-passage, a shell or casing on the faucet body or head, aplugvalve lin the head or casing, a ventpassage in the valve-plugcommunicating with the ventpassage in the faucet or head, a circumferen-IOO IIO

tial passage in the plug with which the ventillingtube above itsdischarge end and a passage communicates, aliquid-passage in the packingin the closing-cap, substantially as 1o valve-plug, a filling-tubecarried by and in described. fixed relation to the valve-plug andopening 5 into the liquid-passage therein, a Vent-passage leading fromthe circumferential pas- Witnesses: sage in the Valve-plug and openingexterior-1y WALKER BANNING, of the filling-tube, a closing-cap aroundthe SAMUEL W. BANNING.

ADOLPH SCHNEIDER.

